Owner Driver

Sign of our times

IT DIDN’T MAKE the news and you won’t have read about it any newspaper but another trucking company closed up shop in May. It was a small business of around 10 trucks but with it came years of experience in running a transport business and driving trucks. It was trying hard to employ a new generation of truck drivers, supporting young drivers and giving them a go.

This business went under because it tried to do the right thing.

It paid its drivers the

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Owner Driver

Owner Driver4 min read
Trivial Injustice
I’ve had a very interesting communication from a concerned reader last week. He expressed his disgust (his word, not mine) that a police officer would write up Dan Roe up for accidently failing to tick his BFM box on one day. As he has explained and
Owner Driver2 min read
The Penske Push
Not since 2013 when American automotive mogul Roger Penske parted with $219 million to take control of Transpacific’s commercial vehicle group – in the process gaining distributorship rights for MAN and Western Star among other things – has there bee
Owner Driver3 min read
Strength In Numbers
In my column of December 2021, I predicted 2022 would be the year of massive productivity. At the time I underestimated exactly how massive. The transport industry has seen colossal demands throughout 2022, with the freight task escalating by record

Related Books & Audiobooks